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Viability Assessment

Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk

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18 Sep 2026 at 09:40

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Summary of the contracting process

The Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk is commissioning a whole-plan viability assessment to support preparation of its next Local Plan. The work will renew or update the Council’s evidence base through a policy-by-policy assessment of Local Plan obligations and site-specific proposals. This is a professional consultancy service combining viability assessment, quantity surveying, urban planning, economic research and related research and development expertise. The requirement is for a supplier able to assess the financial implications of proposed planning policies and development proposals, helping the Council understand whether its plan is deliverable. The opportunity is associated with the Council’s Local Plan preparation in West Norfolk and is relevant to firms providing development viability, planning economics, quantity surveying or related public-sector planning consultancy services.

The procurement has reached tender: the Council invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. It covers one requirement, with electronic submission allowed. Questions had to be submitted by 9 October 2026 at 23:59, and offers were due by 16 October 2026 at 12:00. The contract is scheduled to run from 18 December 2026 to 31 March 2027, with renewal available up to 31 March 2029 if an expert witness is required. The estimated value is £100,000 excluding VAT and £120,000 including VAT. Evaluation is based on total fixed price for the assessment (35%), expert-witness hourly rate (5%), methodology (30%), experience and skills (15%), communications (10%) and social value (5%).

This requirement suits specialist viability and planning consultancies, quantity surveyors, planning economists and firms experienced in assessing development costs, policy obligations and site-specific proposals. Strong bidders will be able to produce a defensible whole-plan assessment, explain methodology clearly and demonstrate relevant experience and skills. The evaluation gives equal commercial importance to the fixed assessment price and the proposed methodology, while also considering expert-witness rates, communication, social value, and the team’s capability. Suppliers should therefore be prepared to provide suitably experienced specialists, communicate findings to a public-sector client and support the Council with expert-witness input if needed. The opportunity is expressly suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises, making it potentially accessible to focused specialist firms as well as larger multidisciplinary teams.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Viability Assessment

Notice Description

In June 2026, the Borough Council began the process of producing the next Local Plan, which will cover the period 2026-2044. To support the Local Plan preparation, the Council will need to renew or update its current evidence base. As part of updating the evidence base, a new "whole plan" Viability Assessment is required, to provide a policy-by-policy assessment of Local Plan policy obligations and site-specific proposals. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-King%27s-Lynn:-Quantity-surveying-services./4C273E8949 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/4C273E8949

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: An expert witness may be required up to 31st March 2029

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077504
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088486-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

71324000 - Quantity surveying services

71410000 - Urban planning services

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

79311400 - Economic research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Sep 20263 days ago
Submission Deadline
16 Oct 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
18 Dec 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
KING'S LYNN
Postcode
PE30 1EX
Postcode Area
Peterborough
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH5 Norfolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH52 North and West Norfolk
Delivery Location
TLH16 North and West Norfolk
Local Authority
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Electoral Ward
St. Margaret's with St. Nicholas
Westminster Constituency
North West Norfolk

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